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A hate crime or incident is where the victim or anyone else perceives that the incident has been motivated through hostility or prejudice based on a person’s actual or perceived identity.

Devon & Cornwall Police take all reports of hate crime seriously and we encourage its reporting to ensure that we may better understand what is happening, where and when. Where personal details are also provided this helps us ensure that victims receive appropriate support and reassurance in line with their specific needs.

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This service stores the information you provide as you progress through the form. Form submissions for this service that are not fully completed are automatically deleted after 30 days. If you contact us about a failed online submission, with your consent, we may retrieve your incomplete submission if it is still available to us. At our discretion, we may also review and process incomplete submissions where there is a threat to life, injury or vulnerability identified within the incomplete submission.

Once your form is submitted and processed, the information is retained for 7 days by this service while the information is transferred securely to the relevant force information systems.

To find out how we process and handle your data please visit our legal and privacy section on our website for full details of our terms and conditions, privacy and data protection policies. By using this service you are agreeing to the terms and conditions of these policies.

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